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65 martyrs, 92 injured in 7 massacres in Gaza in 24 hours: Gaza health

Date: 2024-03-21 10:40:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10632624

GAZA CITY, March 21 (MENA) - Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said on Thursday that the Israeli forces conducted seven massacres in the enclave. The massacres left 65 martyrs dead and 92 injured over the past 24 hours. This takes to 31,988 ....

6 Palestinians killed in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Tulkarm

Date: 2024-03-21 09:20:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10632521

RAMALLAH, March 21 (MENA) - Six Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Bethlehem, Ramallah and Tulkarm. Among the martyrs was a 63-year-old Palestinian who was shot by the forces in Hebron over claims that he had a knife in his bag. The ....

US submits draft resolution to UN calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza: Blinken

Date: 2024-03-21 08:24:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10632452

WASHINGTON/RIYADH, March 21 (MENA) – The US has issued a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for the immediate cease-fire in Gaza that would be connected to the release of hostages, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ....

Washington has alternatives to Israel's potential ground invasion of Rafah: Blinken

Date: 2024-03-20 21:22:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10632249

JEDDAH, March 20 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had presented alternatives to Israel's potential ground invasion of Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, home to over one million displaced Palestinians. These alternatives ....

Algerian, French FMs discuss need to revive Middle East peace process

Date: 2024-03-20 20:38:19 GMT - Algeria - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10632224

ALGIERS, March 20 (MENA) - Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf and French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné emphasized the need to revive the Middle East peace process based on a two-state solution, with a view ....

Saudi Arabia provides $40 mln in support of UNRWA's efforts in Gaza

Date: 2024-03-20 18:16:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10632023

RIYADH, March 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) is providing $40 million in support of the Agency's humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip, UNRWA revealed Wednesday. Supervisor General of ....

3 Palestinians killed, one injured in Israeli drone shelling in Jenin

Date: 2024-03-20 17:44:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10632022

RAMALLAH, March 20 (MENA) – Three Palestinians were killed and one was moderately injured this evening in Israeli drone bombings that targeted a Palestinian vehicle on the outskirts of Jenin, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society ....

Singaporean FM says Israel actions in Gaza "gone too far"

Date: 2024-03-20 14:12:27 GMT - Singapore - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10631713

SINGAPORE, March 20 (MENA) - Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has said that Israel's actions in Gaza have "gone too far", calling for an immediate ceasefire for aid to flow into the besieged enclave swiftly. He made ....

Death toll in Gaza rises to 31,923 following ongoing Israeli airstrikes

Date: 2024-03-20 12:02:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10631578

GAZA CITY, March 20 (MENA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now soared to 31,923, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency. Medical sources said on Wednesday that ....

UK offers over 2,000 tonnes of food aid to Gaza via Jordan

Date: 2024-03-20 11:31:42 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10631427

LONDON, March 20 (MENA) - The UK’s largest delivery of aid to Gaza has crossed the border and is being distributed by the United Nations to families in need, the UK Foreign Secretary has confirmed. More than 2,000 tonnes of food aid, funded by ....